Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949)
Sung in German, with surtitles
Opera in one act
Libretto by the composer, based on Hedwig Lachmann's German translation of the play "Salomé" by Oscar Wilde
First performance: 1905 in Dresden

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles
Opera seria in three acts
Libretto by Giambattista Varesco, based on a French text by Antoine Danchet
First performance: 1781 in Munich (1st version) & 1786 in Vienna (2nd version)

Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles
Melodrama in three acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play "Le Roi s’amuse" by Victor Hugo
First performance: 1851 in Venice